Protecting children...

One of my passions is helping to protect children. I have worked in the field of Social Work and Child Abuse since college and have found that I have really enjoyed helping families in both the prevention and investigative side. As most people know I previously worked for a children's advocacy center in Fort Worth, TX. I loved working for Alliance For Children and with them while I was with Child Protective Services. Please help Alliance For Children during this holiday season, donation of Thanksgiving meals and Christmas gifts are appreciated for all the children at all three centers. Please check out all the ins and outs of Alliance For Children at their website, http://www.allianceforchildren.org/.

While working for Alliance For Children I presented information on child abuse prevention to community organizations in Arlington and Fort Worth. I stand by all of the curriculum's and would continue teaching them if I could. After finding out I would be moving to Greenville, NC I began searching for places to work, hoping there would be a Children's Advocacy Center somewhere close by- and with an opening. After looking I found the TEDI BEAR Children's Advocacy Center in Greenville and immediately called for any openings, even though it was May and I wouldn't be moving til October.

I spoke with Julie Ocker, Executive Director, and she stated they will have a part time position available for a presenter of the Darkness to Light Stewards of Children program. I was super excited, I was a presenter of the program already and hoped to be able to apply and work for an agency similar to AFC. Well it all worked out for me and I am now employed by East Carolina University TEDI BEAR Children's Advocacy Center teaching child abuse prevention to community members all over Eastern North Carolina.

The Stewards of Children presentation is such a great program. It teaches adults to stand up and take action for their role in protecting children from Sexual Abuse. It teaches adults to prevent, recognize and respond appropriately to child sexual abuse. The program is based on Seven Steps to Protecting our Children. The seven steps help adults learn how to help the children in their lives and the program focuses on parents, community members, organizations that work with children, etc. Please take a look at the website to get more information and help to protect our children from sexual abuse, http://www.darkness2light.org/.